Pail hanger



y 9 N. c. HEINRICH 2,508,258

' PAIL HANGER Filed June 16, 1947 IN V EN TOR.

Patented May .16,- 1950 L .2 .5' .r uni-too STATES ensrrm OFFICE PAILHANG-ER.

Nicliolas Ci Heinrich; Wyandotte; Mieli= ApplieationJ-unezlfi, 1947,,Serial. No. 754,835

' 5'Claiinsz- (Cl. 248-210 invention. relates to animproved' pail"supportingbracket.

1 Amobject isito fproviderapail supportingpbracketWhichris-soconstructed as tohavea, pail hing- *edly connected therewithand which. bracket is adapted torbe engagedwith therung. andsid'e railof a ladder to swingably support the pail offset the side rail of theladder at the'height of any rung; ofitheladder;

*Another object 1 is to provide a pail. supporting bracket of;tha-character described. particularly designed to. be employed tosupportrapaint. pail obviously; adaptabla to: support any, pail; such asone conta-iningr cleaning.- liquid or the. like.

1 Another obj ect: istto provide.- a' pail supporting bracketrofn thecharacter; described whicliis adapt- 661' to swingably support a pailofiset" a. side rail omarladder and is adapted to-beireadiiydetachablvconnected with-. any run rof a conventional ladder and withthe 2 siderail. 0t any conventional laddertmsupport the pailo furtherobj8013; is; to provide a nail supportingsxbracket or;thoicharacterdescribed adapted to be detachably coupled with. theroundrung; of arconventionaiextension ladder or; with the flat step ofaa step ladder: and with the oonventional side rails ofi either-type: ofladdertoi support the pail; offset; the side railoftheladden li'meritorious featureis that this improved pailsuppiorting bracket is: ofsimpla inexpensive con.- structiom and maybe secured to any conventionalpail by? removing: the baie: with; which; the pail: is provided: and?securingzthe bracket member tovthe' ears with which theaendsirofithepailarerordinaiz il'ir connected; member serves as: a; balezt'or swingablysupport the nail for" carrying. Therbracket member: also; extiderashereihabovedescribed;

M1 important feature: of: this invention isthat it: is: adaptable foruse either? with. the conventionallstep ladder or with the conventionalextension ladder. One end portion is provided with a saddle adapted toembrace the upright rail of $281381?) ladder and a relatively wide andshallow hook adapted to engage over a, step of theistep ladder. Theother end portion is. provided with a saddle adapted to embrace theupright rail of a conventional extension ladder and a relativelydeep-and narrow hook adaptedto engage-over a mngof such a ladder.

"(other objects, advantages and meritorious features will more fullyappear from the following When so: secured; thebracket description,claims and accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a convontional; step laddershowing my improved bracket secured thereto and supportin thepailoiiset'the ladder.

Rig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective of an ex'- tension type. of laddershowing my improved bracketidetachablp secured to one of therungs, ofthe I'add'erand swingably supporting a pail offset the siderailof theladder.

F'igv 3 is a perspective of my improved bracket structure.

Fig, 4. is an elevation of my. improved bracket structure showing. its.attachment to a. pail" to serve. as: a. supporting bale. therefor.

This improved pail. supporting bracket. on: lustrated in the. drawing.as. formed of. a single strip,or rodof metal or. the. likebentto exhibita ueshaped bale-like portion Hi havin its opposite. endsreversely curvedas at IIZ. A.pair. of manually adjustable. screws i4v extend. throughopposite sides. of the U-shaped portion II) as illustrated.. The headsof the screws arev disposed withim the loops formed: by the reversedbends l2 so-that thescrews may be advancedinwa-rdly orwithdrawnrearwardly at anapprecia-ble distance.

This: U-shaped portion is; adapted. to: receive thereinthe top. of aconventional paint pail or the like, as. shown. in dottedoutline at116-. When the bale with which: sucha pail conventionally provided has.beenremoved, the. screws-14 01 the bracket are adapted to-be receivedwithin thebale receiving openings in the earsi8 of the. pail. Theseopenings in the earsordinarily receive the ends of the bale. The screwsareradaptedto be threaded thereinto. asshown: particularly inv Figs. LandA.

When a. pail is secured withinthe U-shaped portion lfl of thebracket/as: shown-:in Fig. 4',v this U-sha-ped: portion H] ofthe bracketwill serveas a: bale to: swingably support the pail: so that it may becarried from place tolplace. The bracket a1so-supports thepaillso-itwill swing: to occupy an upright position when the bracket:secured ashereinafter described.- boa-a: ladder asiillustrated'inFigsz. 1. anda2-..

The; opposite, ends of the pail supporting portion. of the bracketarebent as shown in the; figures ofvthe drawingr One endportionrisbenttoprovide; a..sadd1e-like part 2.9. which is. adapted tOibfl receivedoverthe side rail 2-2. of. a; convenetion'al. extension ladderasshowninFig; 2.. Such a ladden is. commonly provided? with. round.rungs 24. The end of the saddle portion 20 is extended and bent to forma hook 26 which hook is adapted to engage over a rung 24 of the ladderwhen the saddle is mounted upon the side rai1 22 all as shown in Fig. 2.

This mountin of the bracket upon a ladder is readily accomplished andwhen the bracket is so mounted the U-shaped portion Ill within which thepail is hinged projects laterally outwards from the side rail of theladder and the pail is supported conveniently disposed for access. Theat tachment of the bracket to the ladder is readily releasable so thatthe pai1 may be moved from one rung to another as desired. The mountingis such that the pail is securely supported.

The opposite end of the U-shaped pail supporting portion I is extendedand bent to form a U-shaped saddle portion 28 and a hook portion 30.This hook portion 30 is adapted to engage over the flat step 32 of astep ladder and the saddle portion 28 is adapted to embrace th uprightrail 34 of a step ladder. It is conventional practice in step ladderconstruction to provide underneath each step a tie rod 36 which has ahead that projects slightly beyond the upright rail 34. The saddleportion 28 engages underneath the head of the tie rod and the connectionformed by the hook 30 with the flat step and by the saddle '28 with theupright rail and under: neath the head of the tie rod is such that thebracket will not tilt but maintain such horizontal projected position asshown in Figure 1 and securely supports the pail as illustrated.

"The two U-shaped saddle portions 2!} and 28 are disposed within theplane of the pail supporting portion and open in the same direction butare spaced therefrom by the bends l2 as shown in the drawing. The spacewithin the bends l2 permit adjustment of the screws in and out. The hookportions 26 and 3!! are disposed perpendicularly to the plane of thepai1 supporting portion Ill and the saddle portions and 2B but projectin opposite directions therefrom.

The hook portion 26 is relatively narrow and deep to' engage over therung of an extension ladder as'shown in Fig. 2. The hook portion isrelatively wide and shallow to engage over the step of astep ladder asshown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen therefore that this particular bracketstructure isadaptable for use either with a step ladder or an extension ladder andis readily attachable to either type of ladder or detachable therefrom.It serves the purpose of a bale for transporting the pail which ismounted therein. It serves to securely support a pail ofiset outwardlythe rail of a ladder.

What I claim is:

1. A pail supporting bracket comprising a U- shaped intermediate portionadapted to engage opposite sides of a pail disposed therein, each end ofthe U being extended and bent upon itself forming a saddle portiondisposed within the plane of the U and adjacent thereto adapted toembrace the upright rail of a ladder and a hook portion adapted toengage a step of the ladder, one saddle portion having its two legsdisposed in the same plane and in the plane of the U, and

having the outer end of its outer leg bent away from the plane of the Uand provided with a hook end, and the other saddle portion having itsinner leg disposed in the plane of the U and its outer leg offset theinner leg perpendicularly to the plane of the U, the outer end of saidouter leg bent downwardly toward the plane of the U.

2. A pail supporting bracket comprising a U- shaped intermediate portionprovided with opposed inwardly projecting adjustable means adapted topivotally engag opposite sides of a pail disposed within the U, each endof the U- shaped pail supporting portion being extended and bent uponitself forming a U-shaped saddle portion disposed within the plane ofthe pail supporting portion and adjacent thereto and adapted to embracethe upright rail of a ladder with the pai1 supporting portion projectingoutwardly horizontally away from the ladder, each saddle portionterminating in a hook adapted to engage over a rung of the ladder.

3. A pail supporting bracket comprising a U- shaped intermediate portionprovided with opposed pins projecting inwardly from opposite sides ofthe U and being adjustable to engage opposite sides of a pail disposedwithin the U to swingably support the pail therein, each end of theU-shaped pail supporting portion being extended and bent upon itselfforming a U-shaped saddle portion disposed within the plane of the pailsupporting portion and adjacent thereto and being open on the samesideand adapted to embrace the upright rail of a ladder and terminating in ahook portion disposed normal to the plane of the saddle portion andadapted to engag over a rung of the ladder.

4. A pail supporting bracket comprising a U- shaped intermediate portionprovided with opposed means projecting inwardly from opposite sides toengage opposite sides of a pail disposed within the U to swingablysupport the pail there in, each end of the U-shaped pail supporting portion being extended and bent upon itself forming a U-shaped saddleportion disposed within the plane of and adjacent to but spaced slightlyfrom the pail supporting portion, th ends of the two saddle portionsbeing extended and bent in op posite directions perpendicularly withrespect'to the plane of the pail supporting portions forming ladderrung-engaging hooks, one hook being relatively narrow'and deep and theother hook being relatively shallow and wide.

5. A pail supporting bracket comprising'a U- shaped bale-like portionhaving a pair of opposed screws threaded through opposite sides of thebale to engage opposite sides of a pail disposed therein to swingablysupport the pail, opposite ends of the bale portion being reversely bentand shaped to form a U-shaped saddle portion spaced slightly from thebal and disposed within the plane thereof and adjacent thereto and beingopen in thesame direction as the bale, each saddle portion being adaptedto embrace the upright rail ofaladder, one saddle portion having its twolegs disposed'in substantially the same plane and in the plane of thebale and the other saddle portion having its two legs disposed one inthe same plane as the bale and the other offset perpendicularlytherefrom, th outer leg of each saddle having its outer end bent to forma hook, said hook ends projecting in opposite directions.

NICHOLAS C. HEINRICH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent: T UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,833,690 PennersNov. 24, 1931 1,865,283 Sohnle June 28, 1932 2,318,930 Dietrich May 11,1943

